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The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1887-11-23
WHY M REMAINS.

-
Aiter 8Ir. Camden'e .dsfoat it was said
bp his friends that he was out II politics.
He would no longer help the Democratic
party with his counsel and, what wac Of
still more moment, his always opsn purse.
This may hsve been his determination at
the time when he was smgrting under d.
feat, the result, as he thought, of base
echeming and equally base ingrati!ude.
But II is believed that Mr.. Camden's feel.
ings are undergoing radical change. The
fact that Chairman Dave Leonard has
withdrawn his resignation and consented
to stand by the committee sud party until
the State Convention can name his aucceg.
cor, is interpreted to mean that Mr.. Cam
den 10 harnesainS for another baltic and is
unwilling to 20 in without the services OF
his Chief.of.StG. 1t seemed that with
Leonard out Of the way the Third District
might como q little more to the front, and
that would no. have helped in tho limo Of
the. campaign which the party gossips are
marking out for the retired Senator. The
selection oil Watts for District Attorney
because Mr.. Kenna insisted it should be
80, is thought to be IS much from the
Third District end as Mr.. Camden cares
TO- zee in high place and influence for =
while.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1887-11-23
THERMOMETERS Record:

The Thermometer at Schnepf'a drup
store, Opera House corner, yesterday, reg.
iietered IA follows. GH1T-I -
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1887-11-23
WHAT THE WILD wINDs SAT-,

o.
The murmuriug wlnda OF autumn bring
from here and there oyer the State what
eeems 10 bs confirmation OF this prophecy.
Other murmuring wiada tell tina. Camden
has heard something OF tho sans kind
andis repairing hia fences ao well "a he
can.
Said o Democratic politician to on In.
rELLIdEScgR representative: ut isn't
very hard to Ese and understand. Camden
was getting heavy on Kenns, and tho
KanaHhc Senator reasoned that eelt pres.
ervation WA a good law to put in ope.a.
ton. He began to eco what ho could DO
to regain what BIO had lost in the Camden
struggle. Baioro that struggle ended |
think he began the work OF Repairing, and
I think Camden ws9 then OF that opinion,
though [ do not aupposo that such IN I'D.
m!seion could ba 1rung from him oven
now. That may come later. You must re-.
member that the non who defeated
Camden, while they may not be nblo 10
elect, ss they were not last witter, may be
as powerful as they were then to da!est.
That would be all the ssmo to Kerna.
Now, Ksnna ID nEnEyt and nuaye, and who
knows but he may mako q combine
with the very men who defeated Camden?
Don't you see thst Camden ID trying thst
very thing himuelf? II Camden, why not
KennA, with more hope Of reaulte? DON'T
forget that no: long aince Camden and Jim
Macon had q long conference in New
York. The changed tons Of Mason's pa
per has attracted general attention, and
well it may. Remember, also, that there
ID no lova between Lucas and Jim Mason,
who feels that Lucas reapsd where he had
sown, and don't forget that nov when
Mason speaks better OF Camden hs gives
it to Kenna more sharply than ever"
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1887-11-23

THOMAS MoNrGoMERY's milk team ran
OF yesterday. II started at tho head of
~TSenty.ninth street and ran down TWEEN
ty-ninth to Eof, and brought up near the
Female College. The wagon was demol.
iahed and thu milk all spilled.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1887-11-23
THE RAILROAD ORDINANCE,

#Hf H#=-#
at the last meeting OF Council the
Committees on Railroads. and Ordinances
reportedt to the First Branch an ordinance
providing for certain safety gates at rail.
road crossings and regulating the speed OF
railroads. Tho purpose of the ordinance
was to compel the Baltimore L. Ohio to
erect. maintain and operate in q proper
manner ct all times gates OF q modern and
improved pattern ct the points where its
aempfield line croesas Main, Market and
Chapline streets on Sixteenth street and
at Eof and Seventeenth street; also at
Twenty.fourth and Water streets; aleo
tho p, W. & Ky. was required to erect a
gate at Tw~enty.fourth and Water street,
or in lieu OF these two last named patea
the two roads might erect and maintain a
set jointly; thisi is the point where TSen.
tty-fourth street leads to tho West Wheel.
ing ferry.
Further tho ordinance provided that
before. these gates were erected the rats
OF speed ehould be = miles per hour, and
alter the gateH were up that the rosds
might lncrease to miles per hour; and
a.psnalty was provided in case these rstes
ct speed were exceeded; also that in case
the gates were no: erected in o specified
time. Former ordinances passed have
named the rate Of Rpeed allowed, but
there has never been any penalty provid.
ed for exceeding that rate.
The ordinance was very plainly drawn
and any one should have been able to In.
ders!and 1t upon hearing 1t read once, but
objection was mado to Its second reading
OF that time, 80 1t went over. a motion
was made and carried to the effect that
tho ordinance be printed in pamphlet
tosm. This involved IN expenditure OF
money, which Is somsthing the First can.
not order. Clerk Bowers refused to nd.
vsnca for the printing and accordingly the
ordinance, was put on tho Second Branch
table last night, in the hope that 1t would
order Imprinted. Tho Second, however,
could ace no use of having 1t printed, and
taking it up, proceeded to go through
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1887-11-10
Why Not Take A Life Policy ?

YOU cannot say, " am not able to
Il keep up Life Policy
A very little outlay viii do it. You can,
by taxing Policy, create in az im tdnt,
a capital ofSl zoo for your family though
you be ever SO poor. for although the
annual premium may seem sum of
some importance. q fe,0 cents laid ty
each week will make up the amount.
You canot say, eff I stop paying /
shall. lose all have put in."
On ordinary FIRMS OF assurance, if
from any ciuss you are unable to cons
tinue your payments, You may secure an
equitable return upon those already
made upon tie surrender of your policy
subject to the company's rules.
You cannot say, Life Assurance is
not profitable investment"
! If it be not SO, how is it that thousands
of the shrewdest business men in the
country Invest their funds In this way ?
Examine list of the IA mes of those who
are to-day carrying large policies and
| ind se for Yourself as to the merits of Life
Assurance. viewed imply as financial
| transaction.
You will find tina t the most prominent
men. business men of the highest repu>
tation, assure tn cir lives. Many of them
to the amou LIT of $50 eco, or 800, 900, OF
even half or three quarters of million
J. X. YOUNG,
LIFE AND FIRE INSURANCE AeENT,
| Henderson, n. C.,
Policies written in tirst~class compa-
| nits Onlv
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1887-11-10
N Oticel

Having qualified as executor of the
estate of Peggy Robson, deceased Ali
persons having claims against said de-.
cedent are hereby notified to pre.ent
them to me within IL mouths from dsts
hereof or this notice will b 3 pleaded In
bar of their recovery; all persons in.
dehted to said estate Ia ust make imme,
diate pay ment. This, 10Th day of Octo-
Der, 1887. RI GmI
Executor OF Peggy Robson, decJ,l.
DAY & Z,LLICoFFER, At,'ys oc.oae>
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1887-11-10

supplies. He can make figures on
paper, but who is the man everybody
wants for a customer? Why the man
who makes his tobacco his surplus or
money crop-not the man who stakes
his all on one crop. The ne-crop
man is always in peril, and desperate
peril"
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1887-11-10

Learning that have been repeatedlv
quoted as being very dissati fled with
the settlement of my rontine Policy in
The Equitable, I oeem it necessary i'm
Justice to myself and your COMPANY.
to make clear and emp hattie denial
Far from being dissatisfied, claim tina,
l have had the cheapest insurance for
the ten years my policy was in force. I
nave had vet. The figures show thai
ny insurance cost me exactly $5.S3 per
thousand. which will, in nv est,mat;pn
be- hard to beat. & SCHLEITrp
Pitts burgh. Pa.
j. X. YOUNG,
LIFE AND FIRE INSURANCE AaENr
Henderson, n. G.
Policies written in first class GONNA.
MES only.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1887-11-10

In reply to yours of the 10th inst, l
will say that was the holder of Policy No.
AZ, 1857, for $1,000, Is year Tontine, the re-
suits of which were published by yon, and
are correct. | selected the cash settlement
and took new policy on the same plan.
l will say that | am perfectly satisfied with
my insurance in The Equitable on the Is
year Tontine plan. JOHN. l.. HALL,
Sedalia, Mo-,
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1887-11-10

l acknow' edge the receipt of Eqnita-
bic SOciety's che elk for 1857 Is. heinz set
tement tor my Ten wear Tontine poli
cy.. Allow me to express my entire
satisfaction with the result, as I have
been insured for ten years for but 1919
per thousand. thomas A. PARKE.
Pittsburgh, Pa,
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1887-11-10

Your favor showing The results of nv
Tontine policy, No. so $50, was duly re-
ceIved. [ have determined 70 surrender
1t for its cash value. $a484 Then !
am perfectly satisfied with the outcome.
l need scarcely add. in view of the fact
that have since taken out a new 5000
policy, 10 year Semi>Toniine.
J. I CH,FM.
Baltimore, Nd.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1887-11-10
SOME TESTIMONIALS.

Extracts From Letters Written
by TOntine Policy Holders of
the Equitable Life Assurance
Society OF the United States.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1887-11-10

Your letter of yesterday containing check
in payment on my $4,000 Tontine in
surance policies. Nos. I'll, 54l-2, has reach
ed me safely and and in return desire to
present The Equitable my sincere thanks
for the promptness with which it has set
tied my claim.
CHARLES F.. PRIsFAU,
Grand Rapids, Wis.
The policy of $4,000 was carried for ten
years at cost of only 81 50 per $1,000
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1887-11-10

The notice from The Equitable va
duly received, regarding my Tont,ne
policy. | have decided 10 accept Option
No. 3. l do not feel like giving up nv
insurance in The Equitable, as pre- il
highly. n. H. SrokY.
Pittsburgh, Pa.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1887-11-10

l am Pleased with the settlement allow
ed on my Ten-year Tontlne policy
which natures January |, 1856 and
have conc luded to take the first option
and continue my insurance upon the
Ordinary life plan, taking my surplus
szio.U9 In cash. Please send me a check
for my surplus. ARoN SALzENsrE1N.
Athens, Ill.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-04-20

es Of old, paramount, and the indi-
yi3ual subordinate. l congratulate the
Republican party Of Massachusetts,, 90
largely represented here to-day, upon
the harmony and earnestness every.
where inanifested-~sure precursors OF
success.
MIR. HoAR sail:
"The Democratic party Represents
and is controlled by the opinions and
purposes as they are to-day OF the men
who twenty years ago thought rebel
lion, secession, and slavery were right,
and the Republican party represents
and is controlled by the opinions and
purposes as they are to-day of the men
who twenty years ago thought rebellion,
secession, and slavery were wrong"
The New York Ercning Post thinks
that in view Of these utterances the
banquet must have been n very dreary
affair. We are not so certain OF that.
Considering cultivated Boston's love oil
the ancient and her keen sense OF
humor, it is not improbable that the
archaeological oratorical specimens oil
the noble senators were greeted with
tumultogs spplause--from chestnut
bells.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-04-20
Mr.. ROYAL Owns un.


We have frequently said that Mr..
RoYALL was fair man in controversy.
Read and see
10 The Editor Of the Dispatch:
Your correspondent who writes over
three asterisks made a perfectly good
| point upon me yesterday. He quoted
the following from my letter in your
issue of Sunday
ain conclusion. I will say that in my opinion
IL the duty of every patriotic Virginian TO use
coupons In payment OF his taxes rs means OF
| compelling the State 20 come 10 some adjust
| ment Of this matter, and when she shall have
| agreed 10 settle upon terms that may be agreed
| 10 by the present commission aud ratified by
the creditors meeting TO be hold thereafter /,
for one. Will refEse 10 pay my taxes Ia coupons,
and Will place at the disposal OF the state all
the knowledge Of tho subject that ! possess 10
compel those creditors who refuse 70 fund I'M
der that agreement INTO doing so or losing all
they possess WILLIAM l.. R0YALI-"
Commenting upon this Mr.. Asterisks
points out that it involves threat that
| will engage in Just what l am now
condemniDg against those creditors who
DO not come into the settlement that |
shall agree to, and the point is well
taken. Mr.. Asterisks took me at my
word. as he had right to do. and he,
therefore, fairly endorsed me.
But let me say to you and to Mr..
Asterisks, also, that in the eagerness of
pursuing definite idea that was in my
own mind, l have used language that
wholly misrepresents my meaning. The
idea that j meant to convey was this !:
The Council of Foreign Bondholders
is the only organized body of creditors.
Through myself and Mr.. Cooper they
have built up an organization all over
the State for promoting the use OF cou-
pons. Mr.. Cooper runs the practical
part of this and furnish the law that
is necessary. This has been done at
great expense of time and money, and
if this organization is dissolved, and
those who now constitute it refuse to
have anything to do with paying taxes
in cOupons-even throw cold water
upon til feel confident no one will be
able to effect another one, and without
such an organization the holders of
coupons are at the mercy of the State.
III an agreement is come to between
the commission and the State which is
afterwards ratified by the creditors
meeting, the Council of Foreign Bond
holders will disband this organization.
l will furnish no aid to those who re-
fuse to come into the agreement, Mr..
Cooper will furnish none, our agents
will furnish none, and altogether / take
it their lot will be very unhappy one.
This is what meant by saying what |
did, and it is all L meant and all / will
do.
wish to say TO Mr.. Asterisks that l
abhor boycotting, bulldozing, and in
Limitations, whatever form either may
assume and nothing whatever will
ever make me consent to take part
knowingly in either.
BY the way, why does not Mr.. Aste-
risks write over his own name? Though
it is hardly necessary. l may not be
able to see as far as DIR. Taylor, who
could see the sun ninety-fiye millions
of milesRway, but / can see far enough
to know him. WILLIAM l.. RoYALL.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-04-20
V'0 THE HOLDERS or VfRGlNI,
CONSOL AND r)-fO BONDS
DfLINQUENT TAXES.

BALTIMORE, April 1851
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-04-20

A basement officer sends us the fol-
lowing extract from a letter of bond
holder who had funded S1,203.97 OF
peeler registered bonds and interest
into $S73.19, being discount of
$3.50. and who now asks: own you
rlease inform me whether or not has
the debt.settling commission authority
to call all State of Virginia bonds into
its compass for investigation with in
tent to reissue new bonds on more re-
munerative scale of settlement and in
terest THAI that of the Riddleberger
act, which is presumed by decree of
the United States Supreme Court to be
an illegal act of settlement ?"
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-04-20
Facing the Morning.

The Providence Journal, in noticing
the appointment Of Sir EDWARD THORN
TON on the part of the Council of
Foreign Pondholders to confer with the
commission appointed by the Virginia
Legislature touching the debt ques-
ton, says:
Without going into the merits of
the case it is true that Virginia has had
some reason for some part of her dis
satisfaction. West Virginia, however
rigbtfully. was taken from her; the
decision of the coupon cases was not
beyond criticism but, after all, she
cannot afford to refuse to adjust her
debt in obedience TO the equities as be-
tween her and her creditors.
Truly the Journal has turned its
face to the morning, and the light
continues to beam upon it. Only a
few short months ago 1t charged us with
advocating notification because we
dared to criticise the decision of STAN
LEY MATHEWS by which the eleventh
article of the amendments to the Con-
stitution was trampled under foot.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-04-20

even to the present amount, Is worry
doubtful.
II also follows that the amount
which constant rate OF taxatio will
produce will, for a long time to come.
lie diminishing quantity.
To assume that the State, attic pres
ent rate, will continue to have the pres
ent income will be n delusion. 10 AS
sume that the present rates can he
maintSned is TO assume doubtful
proposition. for two reasons--first, when
the land cannot be worked TO any profit
il cannot bear even 40 cents on the
hundred dollars; second, when the Sn-
preme Court invites foreign merchants
TO sell by sample free of all taxes it
becomes doubtful whether our own
merchants can bear the present license
taxes.
The great decline in our agriculture,
however, is the most portentous fact
for the debt commissioners to con-
slider.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-04-20
PROSECUTIONS.
TIE RIPuBLICAE CENTRAL COMMIT.
t. SOME YACrs.
The Sudden Death Of a Very Old Lady
Fine sundsy-schooi Organisation
Good Work.
correspondence o. tho Richmond Dispatch.I

Correspondence Of tho Richmond Dispatch.l
PETERSBURG. April 10, 1887.
The quarterly term Of the Hastings
Court Of this city will begin on Thurs-
day Of this week. The term will be
one of considerable interest, both as
records the criminal and civil docket
There are some seven or eight felony
cases on the former, ranging in grade OF
crime from murder down, and the latter
embraces several cases OF importance.
This is the term OF the court also at
which applications for granting liquor
licenses for the ensuing year will be
considered. 1t is expected that the
tender of coupons in payment for the
license tax win be larger this year than
heretofore. Evidences of this fact are
already apparent.
In my telegram of an interview with
Hon. James ID. Brady, sent to the Dis
patch, it was made to appear that Col
onel Brady said he had not been in
vited to the meeting of the Republican
State Executive Committee, whereas it
should have appeared that Colonel
Brady said that MIR. q. c. Clarke, who,
since the organization of the Malone
party, had been secretary OF the State
Central and Executive Committees,
knew nothing of the call for the
meeting, and had not been in
yited to it. OF course, in view
of the personal differences be-
tween Senator Malone and Colonel
Brady, it WAS hardly expected by the
latter that he would have been invited
to any meeting held at the Senator's
residence; but there appears to be
some significance in the fact that MIR.
Clarke, the secretary, should have been
so entirely ignored. There seems to be
further significance in the fact OF the
quiet manner in which the call for the
meeting of the Central Committee was
made, and in the representation by
proxy of so many of the members o.:
the committee.
The funeral of Mrs. Mahala A.
Gee, aged seventy-seven years, took
place to-day. She died suddenly yes
terdey morning at the residence OF her
son-in- law, Mr.. Charles w. Spicer,
having been found dead in her bed
when a member of the family visited
her room to awaken her. She had
long been in delicate health.
The present organization of the
Methodist Sunday-School Union OF
this city is l ,431 scholars and teachers.
with on average attendance OF l,23l
and percentage of attendance. OF 81.
This is a most excellent showing, and
may he said to be the result of active
and systematic work ROBIN ADAIR.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-04-20
, after from Camm Patteson. ESQ


We publish this morning. letter from
CAMM PArTEsoS, Esq, OF Buckingham
county. It will surprise most persons
who read it; but it no doubt utterS the
thoughts Of many besides its writer.
We call the particular attention of our
readers in this and other cities to Mr..
PArTEsos's proposition to impose a
stamp-tax if necessary. This is what
helped Maryland out of her pecuniary
troubles some years ago. He lives in
the country, and knows that the peo-
pie of the rural districts viii sub
nit to no higher taxes, or, if
they must submit TO snch, will
consign TO retirement the legislators
responsible for the increased taxes.
This suggestion Of stamp-tax may
cause u reconsideration OF the subject
by some persons who have been express
ing themselves as favorable to very
liberal terms OF settlement. Anyhow,
all the considerations which are to
enter into the decision OF the questions
involved should be made familiar to
the public before any terms OF settle
ment are agreed upon. The people are
TO pass finally and effectively upon
those terms.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-04-20
CHARLOTTESVILLE
Y.M.C. A. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..

YIN. &. 4. Meeting-Deaths-D
Correspondence Of the Richmond Dispatch.l
APRIL Is, 1887.
Last night at the Baptist church
was held the fourth anniversary
of the Charlottesville Young Mems
Christian Association, over which
Mr.. Il. p. Valentine (president) pre-
sided. After the usual interesting pre-
liminary exercises, the reports OF the
recording secretary, treasurer, Library
and Rooms Committee, Chesapeake
and Ohio railway branch, Ladies'
auxiliary, Junior branch, &c, were
presented. The report Of General
Secretary Brown summarized the work.
In the three months that he has held
the post of secretary the membership
has increased one third /; the attend
ance upon the young mems meeting
has been increased three-fold, the ave-
rage being 80 for the past month {; the
attendance at the rooms has increased
two-fold the Junior branch has been
inaugursted ; the publication OF paper
as an adjunct of the work has been
prosecuted (and the paper is solf-sus-
taining); and the receipts are double
what they were at this time last year.
The Ladies' auxiliary has done excel
lent work in the way of improving the
rooms and raising money for other
worthy purposes OF the society.
Major Jed. Hotchkiss, of Stanton,
delivered the principal address on the
true mission and scope of the Young
Mems Christian Association work.
Rev. Robb White, of the Episcopal
Church, addressed the meeting briefly.
The singing WAS under the direction of
Mr.. NJ. NJ. DuPre.
Mrs. Goode died last night at her
husbands residence. on University
street, where the family has resided for
some ten years. Mr.. Goode and family
came here from Lynchburg.
The annual contest for the debaters'
medal in the Washington Literary So
ciety of the University of Virginia came
of Saturday evening in the society
hall. The debates were of an unusually
high order. and sustained the reputation
of the society. The medal was won by
Mr.. J. ID. Gibson, of Mississippi, of the
The subject of debate was
Resolved, that the United States sena-
tors should be elected directly by the
people. QUTP.